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Goldsmiths is home to a vibrant and inventive research community that continues to respond to the urgent challenges of our times.

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Strategy and themes

Goldsmiths’ mission is to stimulate creative, radical and intellectually rigorous thinking and practice.

REF 2021

Our world-leading research recognised by the Research Excellence Framework.

Governance, ethics and integrity

The structures that ensure the quality and impact of our research and its environment.

Knowledge Exchange

Sharing Goldsmiths’ research and expertise with the wider world.

Services for Business

We can help support and grow your business by sharing knowledge and expertise.

Research across Goldsmiths

Our academic departments are research-intensive hubs:

Our research

Research centres and units

Bringing colleagues from across campus into interdisciplinary research centres and units.

Public engagement

We are committed to making our research come to life in the world for the benefit of our communities.

Online research collections

Search our open access repository of our academic's research outputs.

Research impact

From exploring the Brexit experience of British people living in Europe to understanding electronic music history, see a selection of research projects which have had a significant impact on the world around us.

Changing perceptions of hair

A better understanding of the social and cultural significance of human hair.

Exposing environmental racism

Research by Forensic Architecture has helped to evidence toxic levels of industrial air pollution in Louisiana, USA.

Reforming the gambling sector

Anthropology research has driven changes to government policy and industry practice on gambling.

Safeguarding children in affluent families

Changing policy and practice in social work with affluent families.

Supporting the delivery of justice

Psychology research has changed how police investigators gather evidence from witnesses and victims.

Mutator VR

New ways to experience and understand science through Virtual Reality (VR).

Research degrees at Goldsmiths

Research degrees

Get more information on why you should study a PhD or MPhil at Goldsmiths.

MPhil/PhD search

We offer degrees across the arts and humanities, computing, creative industries and the social sciences.

Funding

Studentships, scholarships and bursaries are available to help fund MPhil/PhDs with us.

Supporting our researchers

Researcher development

We aim to provide good career development support for all levels of research staff.

Research support

Our central team provides a pro-active service to support Goldsmiths' researchers.

Graduate School

Home to postgraduate researchers and the hub for events and activities.

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